9:55 PM,
Jun. 12, 2013

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| From C-J and special dispatches

Bowling Green High School wide receiver Nacarius Fant, regarded as one of Kentucky's best football players, committed to hometown Western Kentucky University on Wednesday, helping new coach Bobby Petrino make an in-state splash with his first 2014 commitment.

Fant (5 feet 11, 175 pounds) said he gave his pledge to offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm and planned to talk to Petrino later in the evening.

"Western being in my backyard, they can come and watch me play," said Fant, who attends WKU home games. "It's love. (My) hometown, all my family can come ? and watch me (in college). Them being ...